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Simkin return Statement</H1>
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This statement allows you to return a value from a function. 
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It is optional to add a return statement to a function - without one it is assumed that a "null" value is returned.<br>This will be interpreted as a numeric zero, a blank string or a null object, depending on the context.
<p>You can also use return statement without a value to return from a function. In this case a "null" value is returned.
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The statement has the following formats:
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return <i>expression</i>
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For example:
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return (x+5)/2;
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and 
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return
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For example:
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return;
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